Angry fans

Are refs to soft on the Kilkenny forwards and are their fans the most boring people you could meet? Some Angry Fans think so, anyway. There’s anger too at the GAA top brass for putting on an All Ireland hurling semi final before a quarter final and for charging an extra ? 10 for the privilege of watching it. Angry fans are still putting forward new names for presenters and pundits on the ‘Sunday Game’ while RTE’s Aertel service gets a lash for not keeping up with the game. For the Comment of the Week there’s a prize of a shirt from the exclusive AFR range of leisure wear!

AS A NEUTRAL in Croke Park watching Kilkenny against both Galway and Wexford one thing that really struck me was the alarming amount of soft frees given to the Kilkenny forwards. Henry Shefflin is simply unmarkable for the simple reason that a defender can't make any attempt to legitimately dispossess him or mark him because a free will be given against the defender. By comparison, it was very difficult for a Wexford player to win any kind of a free. I reckon it’s a bit of the ‘Manchester United at Old Trafford Syndrome’ at this stage.There's so much media hype about Kilkenny and their greatness at this stage that most of the refs just seem to be star struck in their presence. –– Evo Morales

AFR’S SHOUT: I have to admit this is not something I’ve noticed in Henry’s or Kilkenny’s game before. But, now that you mention it…